Theme Tutorials

Welcome to a geeky tutorial hub for solving WordPress theme mysteries and unraveling the complexities of code. My comprehensive guides empower web enthusiasts to tackle even the most perplexing theme issues, transforming curious tinkerers into theme masters.

How to deregister default styles in the WordPress admin area

To deregister default styles in the WordPress admin area, you can use the admin_enqueue_scripts action hook and the wp_deregister_style() function. Follow these steps: In your WordPress admin dashboard, go to “Appearance” > “Theme Editor.” In the right sidebar, locate and click on the “functions.php” file. Add the following code snippet at the end of the…

How to remove emojicons from a WordPress site

To remove emoji support and related scripts from your WordPress site, you can add the following code snippet to your theme’s functions.php file: In your WordPress admin dashboard, go to “Appearance” > “Theme Editor.” In the right sidebar, locate and click on the “functions.php” file. Add the following code snippet at the end of the…

How to load jQuery only for a specific page in a WordPress theme

To load jQuery only for a specific page in a WordPress theme, you can use conditional tags to check for the page ID, slug, or title, and then enqueue the script only for that page. Follow these steps: In your WordPress admin dashboard, go to “Appearance” > “Theme Editor.” In the right sidebar, locate and…

How to apply the Bootstrap CSS class .img-fluid to all content images in your WordPress theme

To apply the Bootstrap CSS class .img-fluid to all content images in your WordPress theme, you can use the the_content filter to modify the output of post content before it’s displayed. Follow these steps: In your WordPress admin dashboard, go to “Appearance” > “Theme Editor.” In the right sidebar, locate and click on the “functions.php”…

How to fix “Uncaught TypeError: $ is not a function” in WordPress

The “Uncaught TypeError: $ is not a function” error in WordPress usually occurs when you are using jQuery in your custom JavaScript code but have not properly defined the $ alias. In WordPress, jQuery runs in “no conflict” mode, which means that the $ alias is not available by default. Instead, you need to use…

How to display the current user’s username when they are logged in

To display the current user’s username when they are logged into a WordPress site, you can use the wp_get_current_user() function. Here’s an example of how to use this function: <?php $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); // Get the current user object if ($current_user->ID > 0) { // Check if the user is logged in echo ‘Welcome, ‘…

How to change the style of a parent <li> when hovering over a child element

To change the style of a parent <li> when hovering over a child element, you can use JavaScript or jQuery to achieve this effect. Here’s an example using jQuery: Make sure you have jQuery properly enqueued in your WordPress theme. If you don’t know how to do that, refer to the previous tutorial on including…